Biology News

Blinding Insects To Smells May Be The Best Repellent

Scientists have unearthed a genetic linch pin which enables insects to pick up smells. Without it they cannot detect airbourne odours, including their next...

Peckish Pilferers Fingered By Snack-attack

House breakers seem to have more than just an appetite for crime - frequently they get tempted by more than just the contents of the jewelry box and tend to...

Migration of Monarch Butterflies Could Be Key To Species' Survival

Scientists in the USA think that the annual monarch butterfly migration marathon from Canada to Central America may be keeping the species in tip top shape ...

Hungry Snakes Have Huge Hearts

To help snakes cope with enormous meals, scientists at the University of California have found that the heart of a python expands by 50%. And it's all than...

Nasa Scientists Thaw Out 30,000 Year-old Bugs

NASA scientists working on samples of Alaskan permafrost have discovered a new form of life that has been frozen in time for over 30,000 years. When the sci...

Alien Ant Invasion in Hong Kong

Scientists in Hong Kong are considering introducing ant eaters to control a recent outbreak in alien ants. The ants, called red fire ants, are thought to h...

Why Do Plants And Animals Need To Have Sex ?

Steve – One thing about sex is that it is extremely expensive. It is particularly expensive for the female sex, as they do a very generous job of cop...

Horses Have Handedness

Knowing whether a horse is right or left handed might help you to beat the bookies in future, according to Irish researchers from the University of Limeric...

How Venus Flytraps Snap Shut

Charles Darwin called the Venus flytrap one of the most wonderful things in the world yet, over 150 years later, researchers are still struggling to explain...

Alien Ant Invasion in Hong Kong

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